Las Posadas

  • How Mexican Piñatas Get Made

    Thanks to a family in the Mexican town of Acolman, the tradition of producing piñatas by hand is alive and flourishing

  • Mexican Piñatas Let You Beat the Hell Out of Satan

    When Spanish settlers arrived in Mexico, they turned an annual Aztec tradition into an opportunity to evangelize—letting the indigenous population beat the crap out of a metaphorical devil in exchange for fruits and candies.

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